The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

The stock market was a little more active to-
day, and speculation displayed somewhat a
finer tone, the net result of the day being that
yesterdays losses were about recovered. LON
don again changed front this morning, and
which made an Improvement at the opening
Room traders who had seized the opportunity
70 unload stocks bought al yesterdays reac-
tanned. when the market sold down steadily
but was extremely dun, but with strong
der tone Trading during most of the day
tanned its purely professional character, the
nuctuation isf or the most part being confined
w1thin-a range 90 y per cent There was abb
solutey no news of a character to affect val
ues, but the Baltimore x Ohio deal again
the subject of considerable talk. and nuTner-
Gus rtmors were circulated in regard to a con-
solidation among the New England roads
Richmond Terminal was again the most ac-
tive but was without feature all day.
The special movements were advances in
Texas Pacific upon the now assured success Of
Denver. The remainder of the list was aflso-
lutely without feature throughout the day
with final prices showing advances extending
to Y per cent. IL was rather weak in the early
nal. A slight rally then took place with the
market entirely duh, but with advancing
was featureless, and showed fluctuations with
one or two exceptions of only II tn y. per
cent. The close was steady. close 10 the open
The great majority OF the active list shows
fractional advances at the close
General Markets.
strong at the opeping. May starting as 50 cents.
an advance of 11c over the closing last night
I'm ms was due IN part TO The better cables and
advanced tn sel4- and then fell of gradually to
sOA, though the inside tigureswere not reached
until late in the afternoon followed by
sligit rally market closing for ne day at 81
@.ssc under yesretday: Buying June delivery
view active. and the difference between the two
monthswas considerably lessened at the olose of
OF trade. Receipts again showed falling OF
aggregated $500 bushels at all points. sea-
board eiearances were l5s.cO bushels. There
was very little speculation in corn early in the
day but a. the session advanced the offerings
ing May from iO1s To 5e5sc, where the price
stood at the close The receipts continue large.
with a good shipping demand. Oats ruled A
shade easier AMI closed dull. Mess Pork re-
mains inactive Lard was unsettled and weak.
decline of l51l1l@c. with moderately free trad,
ing at the decline; The market rallied 5a5Iec,
than yesterday. Short ribs were offered freely,
and full decline of 2Dtas3c occurred
changed So spring t Mheatq s. and n
No Spring Wheat, &c; No. red, nomi,
saaa4lSc. Mess PORK. ss5's5. Ia lard. se ass
short Rib Sides loose s1..O1.7..2. Dry Sailed.
sides, iG Boxed So Whi.Sv Sill cl Thar
:, Wheat, No: March, 75I4a7oss; May, sozse
rs; May, ssss; June. p. Mes PORK March.
March, ss.7s May, STA; June, s7s95s Mus
Cotton.
NEW YORK. March, l7.-Greene & Co. saw:
sales have been liberal and the buying at times
free, creating AN active feverish market On
erations were of such an cratic character to
make IL difficult to clearly catch the drift of
affairs, though on a net gain of about five
points and a steady close il looked though
the bull feeling was u little dead and some of
the longs were quietly endeavoring TO unload
in absence of indications of any further de-
mand.
Cotton-Net receipts a5i gross as Futures
closed steady; sales, &k-,tsN; March. 9 ss6g ~:
April. l0,0S4l0,f3 May, 10 061 1907; June. H.
IA; July, l0.2lGtlO,2. August, l0a.Gr Iazs; Sep
AIRY, oslo 963
The following are the total net receipts OF